Ta Náayta

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Ta Naayta is a NGO supporting the Mayan community of Yalcoba through projects for the conservation of natural and cultural heritage and traditional ecological knowledge.

Ta Náayta “What you dreamed of” in Yucatec Maya is a 3 years old dynamic Mexican NGO located in Yalcoba, 30 minutes away from Valladolid, in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Our vision : Be inspired by the Mayan philosophy to develop resilient and sustainable ways of life in close relationship with their ...

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Ta Náayta “What you dreamed of” in Yucatec Maya is a 3 years old dynamic Mexican NGO located in Yalcoba, 30 minutes away from Valladolid, in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Our vision : Be inspired by the Mayan philosophy to develop resilient and sustainable ways of life in close relationship with their environment.

For the past 2 years, we have implemented several development projects in Yalcobá to support the creation of local economic opportunities, the enhancement of the social and community network, the adaptation and mitigation of the effects of climate change, and the empowerment of women.

Our projects focus on 3 areas:

- The strengthening of the traditional peasant fabric through agro-ecological practices and solar irrigation systems for traditional farmers in Yalcobá. It aims to improve the food security and income generation of Mayan farming families by enhancing traditional ecological knowledge.

Climate change has significantly weakened the traditional Mayan agricultural model, an important source of community resilience. Local economic opportunities are fewer and force men and young boys to take precarious jobs in the tourist areas of the peninsula and thus destabilizes the family, peasant and community social fabric. 

- The rehabilitation of traditional Mayan knowledge focused on meliponiculture that participates in the empowerment of the Mayan women of Yalcobá

The Melipona Beecheii is a native bee from Central America which is in danger of extinction. Rescuing them and the knowledge that comes with them enables the protection and reproduction of the species, as well as their participation in the pollination and reproduction of flowering plant species. 

- The establishment of a community-based tourism project that highlights the natural and cultural Mayan heritage and ensures the creation of jobs in the medium and long term. 

The association also has its own plot within the community lands of Yalcobá. 

  • The idea is to create a multifunctional eco-place, integrated to the indigenous territory, and serving as an experimental base in agroecology, agroforestry and autonomy process (energetic and food) as well as a place of eco and agritouristic reception. 

You have the possibility to join us and help the community while learning from them or help us to develop our eco-place. 


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Clement Meleard

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Rodrigo Díaz rating5,0

2022 at Organic Farm and living camp Supporter

I had a great experience working with everyone in the proyect. I highly recommend doing a stay with them. You can work in the jungle where they have a permaculture proyect and also with a people from the Mayan community. Also you can get to enjoy Valladolid that it's a beautiful city in Yucatán. ..
I spent 6 weeks with the Ta Naayta association. The experience of living in the wild was very enriching and I learned a lot from the locals. We were alternating between maintaining the Soluna eco-place, which includes an experimental plot of syntropic agriculture, and helping the village farmers. ..
Simon Lepetit rating5,0

2022 at Organic Farm and living camp Supporter

The projects of the NGO Ta Náayta in relation with Mayan people are really important. They help perpetuating the traditional way of farming by giving them some technical helps (irrigation) and increasing the knowledge of the farmers on agroecological thecnics to be more resilient. They also help ...
Juan Manuel Kohrs rating5,0

2022 at Organic Farm and living camp Supporter

Google Translator: It is a great experience and learning, the attention of the guys is great, and a cultural nourishment working with the local people and learning from them as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Review: Gran ...
Baptiste Langlois rating5,0

2022 at Organic Farm and living camp Supporter

It was an interesting experiment with the TA NAAYTA team. They are very welcoming and I learn lots of thinks from them. Excellent, it was amazing, thank you for everything! We learn a lot about the Mayan lifestyle, the eco-tourism, the eco-construction and the agro-forestry. We lived half-time ...
I spent 5 months with Ta Naayta while I was traveling through Mexico. I had an incredible time with the team and the other volunteers in the forest. I also learned a lot about living in comunity, working in the forest and crops, and discovering the mexican mayan culture. ..

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Life On Land